We Tried Growing a Watermelon in the UK 🍉

#shorts #watermelon #gardening #growyourown

This year, Envii tried growing a watermelon in the UK 🍉 We thought it would be a great challenge for our products given the UK climate. Here's what happened!

[DatActiveGuy]

I grew a watermelon in my nans alotment pitch when I was child. I forgot about it until my nan called me one day and I said the melon was ready to harvest, the melon wasn’t ripe enough though and tasted bitter. But that was one of the last memories I had with my nana.

[syedsheralisha]

He reminds me of mr bean, The watermelon Competition 😂

[douellette]

Still had at least a week left to mature on vine. Anyone that has experience growing a similar variety would've recommended not to harvest yet. I was definitely hoping you weren't going to cut it off but then...Hope you left others on longer after that. Watermelon can definitely be grown with success in UK with greenhouse

[VNGardener]

Your knowledge took a long time to acquire, with a lot of trial and error. I sincerely thank you for your generosity in sharing your growing knowledge it's priceless to us all. It's good to see you looking better❤

[joewarrick]

That watermelon was nowhere near ready based off how green the stem still was 😅 even the inside says it wasn’t ready. When the stem turns brown and is dying off or the nearest tendril that a good indicator that it is ready

[jaikai]

I’m a first time grower In the uk I have 5-6 lemon plants started to grow I have. 20-30 tomato plants growing I have some kiwi seeds growing, some honey dew melon seeds growing and Some chillis plants growing and I’m attempting watermelon 🍉 I growing my own food my flat looks like a Jungle with all the plants 😂 good job I can transport them to my dads allotment when they are big enough

[PhantomWoIf]

watermelons need lots of sun, that watermelon from that tent is to whiteish inside, like a sponge and i guess that is how it tasted. where is that watermelonseed from ? why are there no bees for polination ? you had to do the polination artificially by a little brush to mimik bee polination. good that people grow plants for food. 🍉🍊🍋🍎🍇🍈🍒🍑🍓🌶

[jlee]

YOU SUPPOSED TO LEAVE IT LONGER. NICE ONE THOUGH

[nextsssniper]

What can be soo better than... Fresh watermelon in hand... Yum ❤

[christina_kaur]

Super cool! With the right soil and light, you can grow watermelon anywhere. Now if you tried it straight in UK soil, I doubt you would yield much cos of the soil composition. I can only grow it in Colorado in containers or completely altered beds of soil. Too much clay and other useless sediments.

[cslo]

It’s awesome seeing people grow their own food. You did good. ❤️💚

[gabriellahsdancingheart]

Well, looks like it turned out great! Way to go! I love your smile at the end when you're holding that melon! You're so deserving and you're smile is so lovely and proud of your hard work.

[er]

That had no color. Next time don't water it for 2 weeks before harvest and leave on vine longer

[franceswashington]

Good for you. I'm going to try it now.

[ryanlatterell]

How many days approx? I'm starting some with my kids in Vernont USA tomorrow. Says they're 110 day grows....we shall see

[goldenegg]

I grew a watermelon tree a few years ago
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Its massive now and yields several watermelons a year
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The trick is picking them before they fall out the tree as they explode on impact otherwise

[eduardochavacano]

Those plant boxes looks great. So in essense those plant boxes are like wooden pots. But they will rot in years.

[w.e.s.]

In the south they just grow wild bigger then that out the back door every year when qe toss them out back

[manytakumari]

I have also grew the water man but it is very small and it is very sweet also❤

[patrickbateman]

Can someone explain why is he brushing the flower?